The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people ...

Pope Leo XIV says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, "the heartbreaking price of which is paid by children, the elderly, the sick," must end and food must be allowed in.

ANALYSIS: From synodal clarity to liturgical peace-making, Pope Leo has several opportunities to promote stronger bonds ...

The new pope will have to get up to speed on international issues facing the world. Everyone is watching to see if he is up ...

US Vice President JD Vance invites Pope Leo XIV to visit the US, presenting a letter from President Trump during a meeting at ...

A meeting at the Vatican on Monday featured what the New York Times calls "America's two most high-profile Catholics"—Pope ...

This was followed by visits to Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italy PM Giorgia Meloni ...

Pope Leo XIV and US VP Vance met at the Vatican in a key meet ahead of US-led diplomatic initiatives aimed at advancing a ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

This is the missionary spirit that must animate us; not closing ourselves off in our small groups, nor feeling superior to ...

Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni has hosted a key trilateral meeting in Rome, bringing U_S_ Vice President JD Vance and EU ...